First international flight by Solar Impulse plane without any fuel other than the power supplied by the sun

First Flight by Solar Impulse Plane

Evonik Finalizes Hanse Chemie Group Acquisition
Evonik finalizes acquisition of hanse chemie Group, purchasing agreement was signed at the end of March

Cheaper H2 Generation
New iridium(III) photosensitisers give best activity seen with iron-based water-reduction catalysts for light-driven water splitting

How Green Are Biofuels?
Renewable resources as a feedstock does not guarantee a cleaner fuel

Health Risks of Ecstasy Substitute
Designer drug and ecstasy substitute, benzylpiperazine, shown to cause long term damage to health

Capturing CO2 Directly from the Air
Absorbents that remove CO2 from ultra-dilute gas streams could capture CO2 straight from the air rather than at source

Selenium Does Not Reduce Cancer Risk
A systematic study of healthcare literature reveals there is no truth behind the belief that selenium can prevent cancer

Spectroscopically Enhancing Nanopillars
Bunches of nanopillars formed on gold-coated gallium nitride could improve the detection of biomolecules at low concentration

Chemical Weapon Threat Detector
Reactant that changes color enables detection of nerve-agent mimics and identification of the nerve gas

Bee Venom Helps Detect Explosives
Bee venom helps researchers create detector sensitive enough to detect a single molecule of an explosive such as TNT